1987
胭脂扣 Rouge
A lament for a vow that went up in smoke: she gave everything to a love that betrayed her, yet still longs to meet again. Theme song of the film Rouge, it won Best Original Film Song at the 1989 Hong Kong Film Awards.
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saisai誓jinyin言waanwaan幻zokjok作jinyin煙wanwan雲ziji字Our vows turned into words of smoke and cloud,
faifai費zeonjeun盡cinchin千bunbun般samsam心sisi思after I poured every thought and effort into them.
cingching情zoengjeung像fofo火coekcheuk灼bunbun般jityit熱Love burns hot like fire,
zamjam怎siusiu燒jatyat一sangsang生jatyat一saisai世but how can it burn for a whole lifetime?
jinyin延zukjuk續batbat不jungyung容jiyi易It isn't easy to make it last.
fufu負cingching情sisi是neinei你dikdik的mingming名ziji字Faithless is your name.
cocho錯fufu付cinchin千bunbun般soengseung相sisi思I gave a thousand longings to the wrong one.
cingching情zoengjeung像seoiseui水hoengheung向dungdung東saisai逝heoiheui去Love flows away east like water;
cichi癡samsam心wongwong枉kingking傾zyujyu注my devoted heart poured out in vain.
jyunyun願naana那tintin天meimei未cangchang曾jyuyu遇I wish we had never met that day.
ziji只paanpaan盼soengseung相jiyi依I only hoped we'd stay side by side,
naana哪gungun管gingin見zeonjeun盡waiwai遺hamham憾saisai世sisi事however much of the world's regret we'd see.
zimjim漸loulou老fongfong芳waawa華Youth and beauty slowly fade;
oioi愛fofo火meimei未mitmit滅janyan人minmin面binbin變jiyi異love's fire still burns, but faces change.
keikei祈kaukau求zoijoi在naana那tintin天cungchung重jyuyu遇I pray that one day we'll meet again,
sousou訴zeonjeun盡cinchin千bunbun般soengseung相sisi思so I can tell you all my thousand longings.
keikei祈mongmong望batbat不zoijoi再gugu辜fufu負ngongo我I pray you'll no longer let down
cichi癡samsam心dikdik的gwaangwaan關zyujyu注the devotion I give you,
janyan人beibei被oioi愛laulau留zyujyu住and that love will make you stay.
keikei祈mongmong望batbat不zoijoi再gugu辜fufu負ngongo我I pray you'll no longer let down
cichi癡samsam心dikdik的gwaangwaan關zyujyu注the devotion I give you,
manman問naana哪tintin天wuiwui會cungchung重jyuyu遇I ask: which day will we meet again?